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They’re ‘Asian Giant Hornets’ Not ‘Murder Hornets’ – Our Insect Expert Says That Matters

The Asian giant hornet has not yet been spotted in Texas, but Wizzie Brown, a program specialist with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, says experts are already working to prevent them from making their way here.

November 9, 2020

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Project aims to predict virus contamination

A new research project aims to develop an accurate way to predict potential contamination with SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – throughout the food-supply chain.

November 5, 2020

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Study finds new clues for disarming antibiotic-resistant bacteria

A virus can stop bacteria from sharing genes for antibiotic resistance among themselves, Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have discovered.

November 3, 2020

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QuickBooks Desktop Training for Farmers and Ranchers Available

QuickBooks Desktop Training for Farmers and Ranchers is now online through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service for producers who want to learn better record-keeping practices.

October 30, 2020

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Public Fridges Popping Up In Food Insecure Neighborhoods

On Austin’s Eastside, a public fridge stocked with food is a lifeline for the community.

October 30, 2020

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People Think They’re Seeing Murder Hornets Everywhere Now

Across the board, the experts told me that all of the supposed sightings I’d received emails about were likely or very clearly cases of mistaken identity. “We’ve had hundreds of photos sent in by people in Texas,” said Ragsdale. Almost inevitably, the pictures turn out to be the Eastern cicada killer or its close relative, the…

October 30, 2020

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As Biotech Crops Lose Their Power, Scientists Push For New Restrictions

Some of the most popular products of biotechnology — corn and cotton plants that have been genetically modified to fend off insects — are no longer offering the same protection from those bugs.

October 29, 2020

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Good fall plants to grow from seed in your San Antonio garden

Do you ever get tired of transplants and want to grow something from seeds like we did in the old days?

October 29, 2020

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Belching Cows and Endless Feedlots: Fixing Cattle’s Climate Issues

“There’s a need for work to be done in this area,” said Kenneth Casey, a scientist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Amarillo, who was measuring the effects of rainfall on nitrous oxide emissions from manure in one of the Wrangler pens last month.

October 21, 2020

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Rancher’s Risk Management Insurance Sign-up Deadline Nov. 15

Pasture, Rangeland and Forage insurance is a risk policy designed to provide annual protection for farmers and ranchers who rely on forage products to support their cattle operations, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

October 21, 2020

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